Villafranca Padovana
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Country | Italy | |
region | Veneto | |
province | Padua (PD) | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 30 ′ N , 11 ° 48 ′ E | |
height | 22 m slm | |
surface | 23.83 km² | |
Residents | 10,476 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density | 440 inhabitants / km² | |
Post Code | 35010 | |
prefix | 049 | |
ISTAT number | 028103 | |
Popular name | Villafranchesi | |
Patron saint | Cecilia of Rome | |
Website | Villafranca Padovana |
Villafranca Padovana is a north-east Italian municipality ( comune ) with 10,476 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the province of Padua in Veneto . The municipality is located about 11 kilometers northwest of the city center of Padua west of the Brenta .
history
Villafranca Padovana was first mentioned in a document in 1190. On the border between the area of influence of Padua and Venice, the village was able to develop free of external influences for a while. From 1556 to 1567 Andrea Palladio built the Barchessa di Villa Thiene in the district of Cicogna .
traffic
On the former railway line from Padua via Piazzola sul Brenta to Carmignano there was a train station until 1958. The line was then dismantled so that the next siding is in Padua.
swell
- ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
Web links
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